I was a little worried about my sewing skills, but when I read that my secret swap partner liked purple AND owls! I knew if that tote was a little lacking I could make up for it with a little hooky action.

Also notice that bit of ribbon on the card, hiding the Happy Birthday sentiment – yup, my secret swap partner Rachel of Mammafairy came to my rescue, that ribbon was in my secret swap package – putting it to good use Rachel, thank you!

I had so much fun participating in the swap, it was fun to play along and see all of the awesomeness created by all the participants. Looking forward to my next swap – if you hear of a good one, let me know, eh? Till then, I have some nap-time pillows to finish, except this arrived on Friday:

and it keeps getting in the way of the sewing machine. . .yup, I’m a bit of a geek, heavy sigh

]]>https://lalinsocal.com/2013/06/21/spoilt-rotten/feed/6lalinsocalSecret tote Swap – completed tote. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2013/06/20/secret-tote-swap-completed-tote/
https://lalinsocal.com/2013/06/20/secret-tote-swap-completed-tote/#commentsThu, 20 Jun 2013 21:20:49 +0000http://lalinsocal.com/?p=549I really enjoyed participating in this swap, seeing the fabric selections all the way to enjoying the creativity of so many in the secret Tote Swap Flickr groupthat Lia of Lia*s Handmades created. I was a little worried, first swap, first tote – but I think it turned out OK.

My partner doesn’t have a blog, nor a flickr account, but she likes purple!

gathered supplies

and something else that I wont mention till I hear from her that she received her package but here’s a little hint:

Just in case my tote bag is a little rough around the edges, hopefully what she finds inside will have her forgive me

So, without further ado. . .my secret swap partner’s tote:

I was okahy deciding on the bag dimensions. . .the interfacing I had onhand was 20″ wide, so the tote would be 20″ tall by 22″ wide. . .

long handles. . ?

or

short. . ?

decision made, little lalinsocal label and a key hangy, thingy. . .

looks good. . .now to sew

would you believe I forgot to sew the key hangy thing in place. . .UGH!

but in the end, I’m kinda happy with how it turned out, I hope my partner will be too.

and one more for luck

thanks for stopping by, tomorrow I’ll show you what a lucky girl I am – thanks mamafairy!

]]>https://lalinsocal.com/2013/06/20/secret-tote-swap-completed-tote/feed/7lalinsocalSewing on the horizon. . .https://lalinsocal.com/2013/05/09/sewing-on-the-horizon/
https://lalinsocal.com/2013/05/09/sewing-on-the-horizon/#commentsThu, 09 May 2013 18:15:03 +0000http://lalinsocal.com/?p=503With an end in sight to the household upheaval (yes, terribly dramatic) I thought I would treat myself with a little swap!

I will be joining my first swap, (and really folks – how many more ‘first’s am I really gonna have) so I’m very excited. The rules and requirements are minimal, a nice little swap to get my feet wet

A little bit of fun!

sign up continues till the 29th of May, won’t you come play along – I heard there are prizes!